(DOWNLOAD) "Dept. Public Works & Bldgs. v. Divit" by Supreme Court of Illinois # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Dept. Public Works & Bldgs. v. Divit
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 25, 1962
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
Description
A petition for condemnation was filed in the county court of Kankakee County upon behalf of the State of Illinois to acquire .813 acres of land owned by the appellant, Loren A. Divit, for the purpose of constructing a highway interchange between Interstate Route No. 57, a planned cross-country freeway, and U.S. Route No. 54, an existing four-lane highway. Appellant filed a cross-petition alleging damages to his remaining 4.12 acres, and upon trial a verdict was returned awarding $38,500 for the land taken but nothing for damages to the remaining property. The condemnation of land being involved, direct appeal has been properly prosecuted to this court. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 47, par. 12. Appellant's premises are situated upon the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 54, running generally north and south, and Armour Road, an east-west highway situated just north of Kankakee, and at the time the condemnation petition was filed it was improved with a gasoline service station, which adjoined Route 54, and a 43-unit motel to the rear. As situated, the property had equal frontage of approximately 466 feet upon, and direct access to, both Route 54 and Armour Road. Immediately north of the Divit tract was situated a combination restaurant and lounge.